What we found
We tagged the five core home services each of the 60 evaluated residential electricians advertises on its own website for the Oct 4, 2026 edition: panel or service upgrades, lighting and fans, generators, EV charger installation and rewiring. 22 (36.7%) list all five, 38 (63.3%) list at least four, and 16 (26.7%) list two or fewer. The median company lists 4.
By service: panel & service upgrades 54, lighting & fans 50, generators 39, EV charging 38, rewiring 34. Panel work is the near-universal entry point; rewiring is the least advertised of the five.
Licensing does not follow the menu. 36 of all 60 evaluated companies (60%) show a KCMO Class I record and an active Johnson County Class DE record, but only 9 of the 22 that advertise all five services (40.9%) do. Among companies that advertise generators, 22 of 39 are licensed on both sides; for rewiring, 18 of 34.
- Generator installers39 advertise it
- Rewiring electricians34 advertise it
- Panel upgrade electricians54 advertise it
The published measure behind this
22 of 60 evaluated residential electricians (36.7%) advertise all five core home services: panel or service upgrades, lighting, generators, EV chargers and rewiring. 9 of those 22 are licensed on both sides of the state line.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Advertise 5 of 5 core services | 22 (36.7%) |
| Advertise 4 of 5 core services | 16 (26.7%) |
| Advertise 3 of 5 core services | 6 (10%) |
| Advertise 2 of 5 core services | 10 (16.7%) |
| Advertise 1 of 5 core services | 3 (5%) |
| Advertise 0 of 5 core services | 3 (5%) |
| Median core services advertised | 4 |
| Panel & service upgrades: advertised / of those licensed on both sides | 54 / 31 |
| Lighting & fans: advertised / of those licensed on both sides | 50 / 27 |
| Generators: advertised / of those licensed on both sides | 39 / 22 |
| EV charging: advertised / of those licensed on both sides | 38 / 18 |
| Rewiring: advertised / of those licensed on both sides | 34 / 18 |
| All five, licensed on both sides | 9 of 22 |
n = 60 residential cohort companies · measured Oct 4, 2026 · source: Company websites; City of Kansas City, Missouri licensed contractor list; Johnson County contractor licensing download · all published measures
Why it matters
A service list tells you whether a company expects your kind of job. The license tells you whether it can pull the permit at your address. On this data the two do not travel together, so a broad menu is not a substitute for checking the record that applies to your side of the state line.
What this number can’t tell you
- Tags record what a company says on its own pages, not verified delivery, crew size or current availability.
- A company may do work it does not list, or list work it subcontracts.
- “Licensed on both sides” uses the edition-date records only; Kansas City, Kansas and other cities license separately.
What to do with it
- Shortlist by the service you need, then check the license for your project address before you call.
- For generator or rewiring jobs, ask who pulls the permit and who handles the inspection.